Miles at 18 Months
Miles is still quite the character! He is goofy, affectionate, demanding, and has learned so much in his first year and a half of life! At his 18 month appointment, he measured 30 inches tall, 25 lbs 8 oz, and carries a 19.5 inch round head! Here are a few highlights from the last two months.
Miles got a bed/room upgrade! Miles got a toddler bed, which we put in Ella’s room! He is doing really well in it; as long as I put him down for a nap/bedtime before Ella, he falls asleep easily. When he and Ella go to bed at the same time, they keep each other awake; getting in and out of bed, giggling and being silly. It is hard to tell them to get back into bed because it is pure joy to hear them laugh together. The other fantastic aspect of the toddler bed is that Miles gets himself out of bed in the morning and walks himself into our room! We scoop him into bed and turn on the TV so that we can catch a few more snoozes while he’s entertained by Cocomelon.
Miles is talking more and more, adding the following words/sounds to his vocabulary: up, down, star, cat, “eh” for Ella, “Je” for Janet, arm, nose, eye, black, blue (for all colors), and “Be” for ball and butterfly. He moos like a cow, baas like a sheep, and neighs like a horse. He knows most of his shapes but is hilariously clueless about his colors. He is still obsessed with anything with wheels, climbing and enjoys playing pretend with PlayMobils. BroBro continues to be a good eater and mostly a good sleeper, although he is waking up around 5 am most days.
As we approach the sweet spot of eighteen months, we reflect on how much Miles has adjusted his behavior. He was definitely a more defiant one-year-old than Ella ever was. She followed the rules, he looked you directly in the eye as he broke the rules. We buckled down with our expectations and stayed the course…knock on wood…we are seeing the fruits of our labor in this sweet, relatively good-natured boy!